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Spring

7 Things To Do With Wild Garlic

April 27, 2022 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Wild garlic or allium ursinum, also known as ramsons, and wild cowleek is a bulbous perennial flowering plant which, depending on where you are in the country, is ripe for picking between March and May. I know for example that the wild garlic in Cornwall is almost over where as up here in the north, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Recipes Tagged: farmhouse kitchen, food, recipes, Spring, wild garlic

Signs of Spring in the Countryside

March 17, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

I don’t think anyone can deny the joy that Spring brings after winter. This year it seems to have been a long, cold winter and, with the recent lockdown, Spring is definitely welcome. On the farm and in the countryside though, there are quite a few things happening to herald the start of Spring and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: blossom, chicks, lambs, Spring, spring bulbs

Siblings, March 2021

March 15, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Home school continued as we entered the start of our siblings month. It was still interspersed with a lot of outdoor time, mainly as a bargaining tool so that school work would get done if I promised they could go outside later. In the last month, we have celebrated the farmer’s birthday and then the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: coronavirus, family, lambing, Siblings, Spring

Early Spring In The Farm Garden

April 9, 2020 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

As you step out into your garden or vegetable patch in Spring, it may look as if there is very little to see. After the long, cold and very wet winter, it is a time to explore with your children and find our what has survived and what has not. Spring is a time when … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: farm garden, gardening, gardening with children, grow your own, Spring

Danger Time At The Farm

March 8, 2020 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

This winter seems to have gone on forever and I have felt it more so than ever before. My hands have been freezing. Gloves aren’t always an option if you are doing anthing with animals and the children have used them in their playing anyway so I can only have one. I have taken to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: animal buying, animals, chickens, farming, Spring

Farm Inspired Easter and Spring Books

April 11, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

At the farm, I like to think we live and breathe seasons. I really think children enjoy reading stories that they can relate to and books can be a really lovely alternative to chocolate gifts at Easter. I have come up with our favourite books for Spring time and Easter at the farm. Emma’s Lamb … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Farming Tagged: chicks, Easter, Easter books, rabbits, Spring

Farm Life- March 2019

March 21, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy 2 Comments

What a month is has been on the farm. From Fool’s Spring at the start, turning to the wettest, stormiest weather we have had in ages. Thankfully, I feel the page has at last turned from winter to the shiny new page of spring and we have all breathed a little sigh of relief. As … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: alpacas, chickens, farm life, lambing, Spring

Splashing and Squeals-Making the Most of Sunny Days

May 5, 2016 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

I felt I wasted the last spell of sunny weather we had. I got the slide out and the children had the odd swing. I even bought them both a pair of matching shorts-1980s style towelling ones. The weather changed, as it always does though but I waited. The last day or so has been … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: outdoor toys, outdoors, Spring, sun, Water and Sand Table

Five Ways You Know We’re Lambing

March 29, 2016 by farmerswifeandmummy 2 Comments

Lambing has started and we are all excited (for now) about it. There is a period of about two weeks before it begins when we are all on high alert. Sometimes worrying about it. Sometimes excited about it but it is just nervousness, waiting for it to happen. Here are my five ways you know … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: farm, lambing, sheep. lambs, Spring

Five Ways You Know It’s Spring on the Farm

March 1, 2016 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

It’s the first day of Spring today and I could not be more pleased. There is something about Spring which just brings hope and promise. I am just hoping that this year promises to be drier than last for both the sake of the farm and the children. Here are my top five ways you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: babies, cats, farming, lambs, Spring
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